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2 Chronicles 3:3-9

3וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428The foundationהוּסַ֣דhu.SadH3245that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010laidלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853for the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wassixtyשִׁשִּׁ֔יםshi.ShimH8346cubitsאַמּ֞וֹת'a.MotH520longהָאֹ֡רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520wideוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,according to the oldהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ha.ri.sho.NahH7223standardבַּמִּדָּ֤הba.mi.DahH4060אַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

4The porticoוְהָאוּלָ֡םve.ha.'u.LamH197אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834atעַל־'al-H5921the frontפְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְpe.Nei ha.'O.rekhH6440 H753,extending acrossעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520long andמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitshighוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּve.ha.GoahH1363.He overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823the insideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

5וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853He paneledחִפָּה֙chi.PahH2645the mainהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419roomהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086cypressבְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםbe.ro.ShimH1265,which he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּvay.cha.Pe.huH2645with fineט֑וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and decoratedוַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יוvai.Ya.'al 'a.LavH5927 H5921with palm treesתִּמֹרִ֖יםti.mo.RimH8561and chainsוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve.shar.she.RotH8333.

6He adornedוַיְצַ֧ףvay.TzafH6823אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with preciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68for beautyלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתle.tif.'A.retH8597,and its goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091wasזְהַ֥בze.HavH2091from Parvaimפַּרְוָֽיִם׃par.Va.yimH6516.

7He overlaidוַיְחַ֨ףvay.ChafH2645אֶת־'et-H853itsהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004beamsהַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.RotH6982,thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.PimH5592,wallsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023,and doorsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.TavH1817with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and he carvedוּפִתַּ֥חu.fi.TachH6605cherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742onעַל־'al-H5921the wallsהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סha.ki.RotH7023.

8Then he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the Most HolyH6944Placeבֵּֽית־beit-H1004;its lengthאָרְכּ֞וֹ'a.re.KoH753corresponded toעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004—twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520longand twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520wideוְרָחְבּ֖וֹve.ra.che.BoH7341.And he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.cha.Pe.huH2645the insidewith sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֖יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603of fineט֔וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.

9The weightוּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.KalH4948of the nailsלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.RotH4548was fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.LimH8255of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091.He also overlaidחִפָּ֥הchi.PahH2645the upper roomsוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.YotH5944with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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